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Re: Where to look for information on LF (mainly) lenses

David, I wrote the Ilex piece because I was housebound for the first half of the year -- kitchen renovation project gone very badly wrong -- and was bored.

Jim, I know you're infatuated with the VM.

Say Dan, why don't you add on a new room next. Then during that project you could do a similar piece on C.P. Goerz Am. Opt. Co./Goerz Optical Co., Inc. It could have a complete and rational list of serial numbers with years of production, the "real" story of the origins of the "Golden Dagor" and a bit on Schneider's reasons for buying the company in the early 70's. (Somehow I doubt that it was because they felt Dagor sales were eating in to their Symmar sales.) I feel sure the company records are somewhere in a storage unit in Hoboken...
David

Re: Where to look for information on LF (mainly) lenses

Re: Where to look for information on LF (mainly) lenses

I'm tired of directing people to books. Too much typing. The books I recommend for closeup/photomacrography and that are generally recommended for LF photography are now in the list. No links, none is available as a free e-book.

Re: Where to look for information on LF (mainly) lenses

Originally Posted by Dan Fromm

I'm tired of directing people to books. Too much typing. The books I recommend for closeup/photomacrography and that are generally recommended for LF photography are now in the list. No links, none is available as a free e-book.

Dan, you are a legend! (Yes, yes, Jim: You, too ... and QT: LFphoto.info is THE nicest forum out there! I always enjoy logging on, or just looking in, thank you all for making this forum what it is!!!)

Re: Where to look for information on LF (mainly) lenses

Link to information on Berthiot catalogs revised. I replaced the links to on-line catalog with links to an article on Berthiot's LF anastigmats. It has links to all of the on-line Berthiot catalogs I'm aware of.